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Defense Construction Enterprise invites registered contractors (Category GC-1, RC-5 to GC-5, RC-5) for Notice of Invitation for Bid for Earthwork including Detour, Clearing and Grubbing, Roadbed Preparation, Excavation, Embankment, Sub-base, and Finishing

Description

Notice of Invitation for Bid (Procurement No. DCE/SUB/159/2026)

  1.  Defense Construction Enterprise has signed a contract Agreement with Ethiopian Roads Authority to of Nekemt Soge Kemash Road Project; and intends to sub- Contract the Earthwork including Detour, Clearing and Grubbing, Roadbed Preparation, Excavation, Embankment, sub base and Finishing of Slopes construction, Sub-Contract 1: Earthwork from Station Lot V:-21+900 to 28+800 and Lot VI:-28+800 to 40+020 to illegible Contractor.
  2. The road is located in Western part of Ethiopia under the administration of  Beneshangul Gumuz and briefly Oromia regional states. The start of the project road located at the out skirt of Nekemt, Nekemt is a big town located 327km from Addis Ababa.
  3. Defence Construction Enterprise then now invites registered contractors of Category GC-1, RC-5 to GC-5, RC-5 with their professional and trade license valid for the year 2018/19 E.C., registered for VAT and having tax clearance (for local contractors) to submit sealed bids for providing the necessary  labor, materials and equipment for the Earthwork including clearing and Grubbing, Roadbed Preparation, Excavation, Embankment Construction and Finishing of Slopes and sub base of Nekemt Soge Kemash Road Project Sub-Contract: Earthwork and sub base work from Station Lot V:-21+900 to 28+800 and Lot VI:-28+800 to 40+020
  4. The Works to be carried out under this Sub-contract comprises the Clearing and Grubbing, Road Bed Preparation, in situ Roadbed Treatment, Excavation, Embankment Construction and Finishing of Slopes and sub base of Nekemt Soge Kemash Road Project Sub-Contract: Earthwork and sub base work from Station Lot V:-21+900 to 28+800 and Lot VI:-28+800 to 40+020
  5. The Interested eligible bidders may submitted the offer for both lot Lot V:-21+900 to 28+800 and Lot VI:-28+800 to 40+020 or ether of one but the award
  6. The road is DS5 with Asphalt Concrete with width of 7m carriage way and 1.5m (rural section) gravel surfaced shoulder on each side of the road, in urban area it may wider according to the design scope. The sub-Contractor is expected to construct the sub-contract work as per the drawings and specification of the main contract.
  7. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the Defense Construction Enterprise at the address given below 8:30 to 12:30 am and 1:30 to 5:30 pm from Monday to Friday local time. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders as of beginning from November 11/2026 below address upon presentation of the document mentioned under item (2) above and a written application to us and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr 500.
  8. Bidders shall submit total of six envelopes one original and two copy of "Qualification Information separately sealed", "Bid Security and legal document one envelope sealed", and one original and one copy of "Financial Bid separately sealed". And the all envelopes should also be sealed in an outer single envelope.
  9. Evaluation is to be carried out in two stages, Qualification Information first and Financial Bids of qualified Bidders next.
  10. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 27/2026 at 10:00 AM in the morning. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of ETB 500,000.00. Late bids will be rejected. Qualification Information and bid security will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend, at the address below November 27/2026 at 10:15 A.M in the morning
  11. Defense Construction Enterprise reserves the right to accept any or reject any or all bids without giving any reasons. Address: Defence Construction Enterprise Akaki Kality behind the New Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel. +251-11-442-2260/70/71/72 Fax. +251-442-0746
  12.  Evaluation is to be carried out in two stages, Technical Qualification Information first and Financial Bids of qualified Bidders next.
  13. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 27/2026 at 10:00 A.M in the morning. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of ETB 500,000.00. Late bids will be rejected. Qualification Information and bid security will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend, at the address below 10:15 AM in the morning. Defense Construction Enterprise Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel. +251-11-442-2260/70/71/72 Fax. +251-442-0746
  14. Defence Construction Enterprise reserves the right to accept any or reject any or all bids without giving any reasons.

Defense Construction Enterprise


Tender details

  • Deadline: 2026-11-27
  • Bid closing time: 10:00
  • Bid opening: 2026-11-27 10:15
  • Region: Addis Ababa
  • Publishing entity: Defense Construction Enterprise (DCE)
  • Buyer's registered address: ወሎ ሰፈር የቀድሞው ኖሬላ ግቢ
  • Bid bond: 500,000.00 Birr
  • Bid document price: 500.00 Birr
  • Published on: Addis Zemen (Nov 11, 2026)
  • Posted at: 2026-11-11T09:04:48.000Z
  • Source: Qelal Tenders
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